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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (10:32) HSK 4
dōu shì xiē shuǐ xìng hǎo bù pà sǐ de bei

都是些水性好不怕死的呗

“Good swimmers who aren't afraid of death.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 10:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me rén néng gàn zhè zhǒng huó

什么人能干这种活

“Who's qualified to do this job?”

dōu shì xiē shuǐ xìng hǎo bù pà sǐ de bei CURRENT FOCUS

都是些水性好 不怕死 的呗

“Good swimmers who aren't afraid of death.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lái le

来了

“Coming.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING AND CHARACTERIZING
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Fatalism

Casual references to high-risk work with phrases like 'not afraid to die' reflect a down-to-earth pragmatic perspective on dangerous livelihoods.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #stating_obvious #characterizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
水性好 SPOKEN CHUNK

good at swimming

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe strong aquatic ability or comfort in water.

不怕死 SPOKEN CHUNK

fearless / not afraid of death

Used idiomatically to describe daring, reckless, or extremely brave behavior.

Modal Particle「呗」 (bei) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys that the answer is obvious, natural, or not worth dwelling upon.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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